Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-06-11

"Aud what did he say TO thats
s.Sav,m roared philpot prancing an.
crily about the room. ''Good Lord
lie lust GOT M. bowed politely. lifted
his bat. i You'll believe mel the impu.
dent dogl and. SAYS be, Since you adopt
heroic treatment my deah major l feel
obliged to follow your example and
prosecute this courtship in a heroic
mannah. I'll have your daughter,
or I'll lie trying to win her. Remem-
Der that. But he's niistakeni no Pill-
kins will ever wed Philpot--perish
the thought / overheard them plan
ing an elopement' add intercepted a
note not two hours ago, in which he
gave her the details, and set the time,
even TO the hour II is to take place
tonight We give grand party, you
know, and she is to slip away after
supper. when the carriages are drawn
up IN line before the pavement and the
guests are. taking their departure.
She is to put on a long dark wrap, and
carry tuberose in her hand. by
which he is to recognize her. There is
to be a carr age handy. She is to enter
it, and the driver is to 90 to the-devil.
But, unknown to Mr.. Plllkins, Arabel-
las old dad is to put in his appearance.
and Arabella herself is to be yanked up
stars and sent to to bed.
"And what am | to dogn
s'You are to come TO the ball rs a
guest. l will introduce you to my
daughter. and you must shadow her
during the the whole evening. She
must not be allowed to eyade us,
would 90 home now and lock her up
and have an end 10 it all but for
The party. 1t would never do for
her to be absent when our guest
arrives. I've spent small for
tune ON this party. and want it to be
q success. and am determined not to
give up the entertainment nor to allow
Pillkins to run away with Arabells."
I'm be there early" said !, earger.
ly.
do. I'll give Won hundred dollars
to help me outwit the raseally Pillkins.
He's entirely too smart in his own esti-
mat on. And if he thinks he VII ever
feather his nest'-figuratively speak
ing. of course-with Arabella's $50. 600,
why, then, he'll do it through old Phil
pots mistsike-that's all
you can depend upon me, and
never expect 10 earn hundred
dollars more easily than will tonight,
my dear major. Let rue see: tube
roses-dark wraps-waiting carriage at
about three o'clock in the morning |
give Won my word Major PHI lpot. that
If Pillkins gets at Arrabella tonight
you may use my head for football"
Good. I'll expect YOU early and
with that he tore himself away.
I'hired an elaborate evening suit and
took my way to PHI pot mansion. The
major lived in an elegant style IN big
stone-house On Schuyler avenue. He had
given me card, which sent up by a
servant Instantly the major came in
to the study where the servant had con-
Quoted me to wait moment.
"Gad - says he, ''you look like a
dandy"
Il am dandy" says I, for tonight,
any way. How goes it ?''
''Loyely. Arabella suspects nothing.
She is rather more affectionate than
common. but. in view of her intended
flight, perhaps not more so than is ma
tural.
A heavy velvet curtain that con-
eealed q doorway trembled slightly
and caught my attention for moment.
What if somebody should Overhear us |;
but no, that was impossible stepped
toward the curtain. but at that moment
the beautiful Arabella herself appeared
in the farther recess.
'.AIy daughter this is Mr., Sidewin-
der. of Columbus. Miss Phlipot, Mr..
Sdewinder," says the major, introdu-
cling us.
The major and had agreed that
should be known that evening as Mr..
Sidewinder from Ohio-a particular
friend Of his whom he had not met
within long time.
As an old friend of her fathers
hope Miss Philpot will preserve me a
few of the dances on her tablet" said
to the young lady.
''As many as you like" she said af-
fably, and marked as many as |
dared.
She was called away just then by lot
OF fresh arrivals but | managed soon
to make my way through the crowd
into the ball room. / knew she would
not attempt to leave the house before
supper, so there was nothing to worry
myself about. You know it is not often
that poor detective gets chance to
mingle with the fashionable swells as
an equal, and l wanted to make the
best of it.
Whenever / thought OF Pillkins-and
it was often enough Is EiTgp' i:ir,s Il GOOD
humor-I could not help but laugh in
my sleeve at the trick we were going
to play on him. 10 earn a hundred
dollars and be revenged on your enemy
at the same time is enough to make
anybody cheerful, and Mss Philpot
had no Occas on to complain of inatten-
ton on my part, when in course of the
evening claimed her for partner. I
danced her ard | iced her and / walk
ed her four thousand miles, firmly
believe, around the big conservatory. .
| frequently caught the majors eye,
but he smiled the broadest kind Of APP
proval. and long before supper time
had earned the undying hatred of a
score of young fellows who envied me
my good luck in putting the rest of
her admirers in the shade-so to speak,
AS the hour grew later / noticed Miss
Philpot began to cast furtive Chances
toward the little study The major,
busy with his. guest still took time to
send me two Ines by servant. bid
ding me to be on my guard. deter
mined not to take my eyes Off his way
ward daughter and thought it was
impossible to be constantly at her. side.
still | lowered near enough to see every
motion on her part. What puzzled me
most was the fact that, contrary to our
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